1856, united, states, presidential, election, texas, main, article, 1856, united, states, presidential, election, held, tuesday, november, part, 1856, united, states, presidential, election, state, voters, chose, four, electors, represent, state, electoral, co. Main article 1856 United States presidential election The 1856 United States presidential election in Texas was held on Tuesday November 4 as part of the 1856 United States presidential election State voters chose four electors to represent the state in the Electoral College which chose the president and vice president 1856 United States presidential election in Texas 1852 November 4 1856 1860 Nominee James Buchanan Millard Fillmore Party Democratic Know Nothing Home state Pennsylvania New York Running mate John C Breckinridge Andrew J Donelson Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 31 169 15 639 Percentage 66 59 33 41 County Results Buchanan 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 Filmore 50 60 President before election Franklin Pierce Democratic Elected President James Buchanan Democratic Texas voted for the Democratic nominee James Buchanan who received 67 of the vote Texas was Buchanan s second strongest state Republican Party nominee John C Fremont was not on the ballot Texas would never be won by a Republican candidate until Herbert Hoover narrowly won the state in 1928 1 Results edit1856 United States presidential election in Texas 2 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes Democratic James Buchanan 31 169 66 589 4 Know Nothing Millard Fillmore 15 639 33 411 0 Total 46 808 100 0 4See also editUnited States presidential elections in TexasReferences edit Republican Party Britannica Kids Retrieved 2023 12 22 David Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections nbsp This Texas elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1856 United States presidential election in Texas amp oldid 1220252008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
